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Verizon to buy Frontier in $20 bln deal to boost US fiber network

Verizon has offered $38.50 per share, representing a premium of 37.3% to the closing stock price of Frontier on Sept. 3, a day before reports of a potential acquisition first emerged

Finance platform Drip Capital raises $113 mn through debt, equity issue

US-based trade finance platform Drip Capital, which has 90 per cent employees in India, secured USD 113 million, about Rs 949 crore, through a mix of debt and equity issue, the company said on Thursday. The funding includes USD 23 million equity investment from Japanese institutional investors GMO Payment Gateway and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), while it has raised USD 90 million in debt financing led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and East West Bank. "We have raised USD 113 million which is a mix of debt and equity investment. Japanese institutional investors GMO Payment Gateway and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) have invested USD 23 million in equity while USD 90 million in debt financing has been led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and East West Bank," Drip Capital Co-Founder and CEO Pushkar Mukewar said. He said that the company funds trade worth USD 1.8-2 billion annually and 50-60 per cent of its business originates fro

Nvidia suffers $279 billion loss in one day due to these factors: Explained

Nvidia lost $279 billion of its market cap on Tuesday, leading a broader market selloff. This followed a quarterly revenue forecast by the company that fell short of investors expectations

Share market today: US, Asian markets fall, Gala Precision, ECOS IPO eyed

The US, Asian markets slump on rate cut worries; Gala Precision IPO close, ECOS (India) IPO listing on radar

Share market today: Nifty consolidation, ECOS IPO, Orient Tech listing

Stock Market Today, Wednesday, Aug 28: Japanese Leading Composite Index, and Brent crude oil prices, various mainline and SME IPOs, Nifty levels and other key triggers to watch today

Share market today: Dow hits record, Nifty at 25k, Premier Energies IPO

Share Market Today, Tuesday, Aug 27: Japanese producer prices, and trade figures from Hong Kong and Thailand, Brent crude oil prices, IPOs, Nifty levels and other key triggers to watch today

Stocks To Watch On August 7: Real estate, SBI, Lupin, Tata Power, Bata

As of 6:31 AM, GIFT Nifty futures were up 84 points, trading at 24,140.5, suggesting a positive start for the Indian bourses.

Stocks to watch on August 6: RIL, Bharti Airtel, Lupin, TVS Motor, ONGC

At 6:31 AM, GIFT Nifty futures were up 197 points, trading at 24,299.5, indicating a robust gap-up opening.

Asian Markets Sell-Off: Nikkei tanks 13%, Kospi 5% amid US recession fears

Other key Asian markets also suffered heavy losses, with South Korea's Kospi, Hong Kong's Hang Seng, and Australia's ASX 200 all plunging between 3 per cent and 11 per cent.

Stock Market Highlights, August 2: Sensex plunges 886 pts, Nifty ends near 24,700; Auto, IT fall

Stock Market LIVE on Friday, August 2, 2024: BSE Sensex opened nearly 700 points lower at 81,158.99 levels while Nifty50 plunged 220 points to 24,789.

US yields decline as inflation data boosts confidence in interest rate cuts

Inflation had rebounded in the first quarter but it has been retrenching over the past few months, along with a slowdown in economic activity

Nvidia becomes first chip firm to hit $3 trn in mkt value, overtakes Apple

The last time Nvidia was worth more than Apple was in 2002, five years before the first iPhone was released. At the time, both companies were worth less than $10 billion each

After guilty verdict, investors weigh Trump 2.0 factor as election looms

Investors said a Trump victory could broadly boost the stock market and buoy the dollar

Stock Market Highlights, May 30: Sensex drops 617 pts, gives up 74K; Nifty below 22,500

Stock Market Highlights on May 30: In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap, and SmallCap indices fell over 1 per cent each

Stock Market Highlights, May 28: Sensex falls 220 pts after listless session; SmallCaps bleed

Stock Market Highlights on May 28, 2024: The losses were steeper in the broader markets where the BSE MidCap fell 0.63 per cent, and the BSE SmallCap slipped 1.09 per cent

Nvidia's Q1 result preview: Know street expectation, stock strategy here

Analysts are eyeing impressive figures, with the street anticipating earnings of $13.2 billion, translating to $5.62 per share, alongside projected revenue of $24.6 billion in the quarter

Akshaya Tritiya, May 10: Silver prices up despite hawkish Fed; buy the dips

Weak job data bolstered the speculation that the weakening economy would force the US Federal Reserve to cut rates

G42 made secret pact with US to divest from China before Microsoft deal

In exchange for the Chinese divestment, G42 was assured that it would have continued access to US technology that powers AI applications, one of the people said

Average long-term US mortgage rate edges closer to 7%, highest since March

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose to its highest level in five weeks, a setback for prospective homebuyers during what's traditionally the busiest time of the year for home sales. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage rose to 6.88% from 6.82% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.27%. When mortgage rates rise, they can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers, limiting how much they can afford at a time when the U.S. housing market remains constrained by relatively few homes for sale and rising home prices. Rates have been mostly drifting higher in recent weeks as stronger-than-expected reports on employment and inflation have stoked doubt among bond investors over how soon the Federal Reserve will move to lower its benchmark interest rate. The central bank has signaled that it expects to cut its short-term rate three times this year once it sees more evidence of cooling inflation. On Wednesday, Treasury yiel

Are the stock markets prepared for a delay in interest rate cut?

As regards rate cuts, analysts expect the global central banks, especially in Asia, to follow the Fed in rate cutting cycle